Daily Archives: October 12, 2012
The word Ethiopia names a country. It also names a people, the great people of the country called Ethiopia. To say the same thing in other words, it names a nation, the great nation composed of the great men and … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Amhara, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa news, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, oromo, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Washington — “The U.S. government is committed to working with Ethiopia — both the government and the people — to strengthen respect for democracy and human rights,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Karen J. … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Civil Society, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, Hailemariam Desalegn, Hailemariam Desalegne, House of People's Representatives, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Meles Zenawi
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Egypt may have been talking to Sudan about military alternatives to protect its vital resource, the river Nile, a report published by an Egyptian daily said. Citing secret documents released last month by WikiLeaks from Stratfor, a private intelligence company … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Egypt, Ethiopia, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Meles Zenawi, Nile, Sudan, Wikileaks
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Yohannan Chemarapally THE recent demise of the Ethiopian prime minister and strongman, Meles Zenawi, brings to an end an interesting chapter of contemporary history in the Horn of Africa region. His passing away was not entirely unexpected. The Ethiopian leader … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Meles Zenawi, Soviet Union, Zenawi
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Joint letter requesting Prime Minster Hailemariam Desalegn to remove arbitrary restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and association in Ethiopia October 9, 2012 Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minster P.O. … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Letters & Interviews
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Tagged Ethiopia, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rwanda, Uganda, United Nation, World Organisation Against Torture
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The funny thing about the Mangaung leadership race is that Jacob Zuma’s supporters do not deny his failures and weaknesses. They joke about them, play them down or explain why he needs greater support. There is a litany of reasons … read more »
Valentin KATASONOV Part I As noted in the previous part of the paper, the global drug mafia is a three-level formation. The strategic objectives pursued at the executive Level 3 are: • The whitewashing of the cash flows generated by … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Valentin KATASONOV
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Tagged Afghanistan, Antonio Maria Costa, Coleman, Committee of 300, East India Company, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Organized crime, Western Hemisphere, World War II
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Najmuddin A. SHAIKH The appearance on You Tube of the trailer of a movie called “Innocence of Muslims” received little attention when it was first uploaded. Subsequently however a version was uploaded which was dubbed in Arabic and which was … read more »
Valentin KATASONOV These days, the drug mafia theme explainably attracts permanent media coverage. One of the aspects that cannot be avoided in the context is the involvement of the financial sector – for hefty risk premiums – in money laundering … read more »
By Ralph Geeplay The African Union’s recent military offensive in Somalia, if anything, which saw troops taking full control of the Somali port city of Kismayo must be applauded. By capturing an iron grip on the al-Shabaab Islamist group, and … read more »
Posted in Article, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Somalia, United States
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The NPP’s Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is daring the devil in Ghanaian voters. He is, indeed, fast working himself into a frenzy at every turn as he ratchets up his political campaign efforts and has now … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Michael Bokor
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Ghana, Ghanaian Chronicle, Ghanaians, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, Jerry Rawlings, John Atta Mill, John Kufuor
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Gedab News Although Eritrea has been ruled under an undeclared state of emergency for 14 years, recent developments lend credence to the view that the Eritrean regime is cracking under the pressure: two Eritrean pilots defected to Saudi Arabia; the … read more »
The United Nations and the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (MoWCYA) call upon everyone to join hands with them to eliminate child marriage in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has one of the highest child marriage prevalence rates in the world. … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Child Marriage, Ethiopia, Girl Child, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Day, International observance, Marriage, United Nations
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